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R0163600 (rĕp′rĭ-zĕnt′)tr.v. rep·re·sent·ed, rep·re·sent·ing, rep·re·sents 1. a. To have as a meaning, suggestion, or association; stand for or symbolize: The rose represents beauty. The bald eagle represents the United States.b. To indicate or communicate by signs or symbols: Letters of the alphabet represent sounds.2. a. To depict in art; portray: The painting represents a woman wearing a hat.b. To describe or present in words; set forth: The article represents the shortcomings of our school system in some detail.c. To act the part or role of: represented the villain in the story.3. To present clearly to the mind: How are sense data represented to the mind?4. To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest: Our parents represented to us the need for greater caution.5. To describe or put forward (a person or thing) as an embodiment of a specified quality: tried to represent his opponent as untrustworthy.6. a. To serve as a delegate or agent for: She represents a district that is very concerned about high rents.b. To act as a spokesperson for.7. To be an example or examples of: The museum had several paintings representing the artist's early style.8. To be the equivalent of; amount to: The money in the bank represents the better part of their life savings.

[Middle English representen, from Old French representer, from Latin repraesentāre, to show : re-, re- + praesentāre, to present; see present².]

rep′re·sent′a·bil′i·ty n.rep′re·sent′a·ble adj.rep′re·sent′er n.

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(ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt) vb (tr) 1. to stand as an equivalent of; correspond to: our tent represents home to us when we go camping. 2. to act as a substitute or proxy (for)3. to act as or be the authorized delegate or agent for (a person, country, etc): an MP represents his constituency. 4. to serve or use as a means of expressing: letters represent the sounds of speech. 5. to exhibit the characteristics of; exemplify; typify: romanticism in music is represented by Beethoven. 6. to present an image of through the medium of a picture or sculpture; portray7. to bring clearly before the mind8. to set forth in words; state or explain9. to describe as having a specified character or quality; make out to be: he represented her as a saint. 10. (Theatre) to act out the part of on stage; portray11. (Theatre) to perform or produce (a play); stage[C14: from Latin repraesentāre to exhibit, from re- + praesentāre to present²] ˌrepreˈsentable adj ˌrepreˌsentaˈbility n

re-pre•sent

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v.t. to present again or anew. [1555–65]

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v.t. 1. to serve to stand for or denote, as a word or symbol does; symbolize: In this story the black bird represents evil. 2. to express or designate by some symbol, character, or the like: to represent musical sounds by notes. 3. to stand or act in place of, as an agent or substitute: to represent one's company. 4. to speak and act for by delegated authority: to represent one's government. 5. to portray; depict. 6. to describe as having a particular character: to represent oneself as wealthy. 7. to set forth with a view to influencing opinion. 8. to impersonate, as in acting. 9. to serve as an example of. 10. to be the equivalent of; correspond to. v.i. 11. to protest. [1325–75; < Middle French representer < Latin repraesentāre to bring about immediately =re- re- + praesentāre to present²] rep`re•sent′a•ble, adj. rep`re•sent′er, n.

represent

Past participle: represented
Gerund: representing

Imperative
represent
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Present
I represent
you represent
he/she/it represents
we represent
you represent
they represent

Preterite
I represented
you represented
he/she/it represented
we represented
you represented
they represented

Present Continuous
I am representing
you are representing
he/she/it is representing
we are representing
you are representing
they are representing

Present Perfect
I have represented
you have represented
he/she/it has represented
we have represented
you have represented
they have represented

Past Continuous
I was representing
you were representing
he/she/it was representing
we were representing
you were representing
they were representing

Past Perfect
I had represented
you had represented
he/she/it had represented
we had represented
you had represented
they had represented

Future
I will represent
you will represent
he/she/it will represent
we will represent
you will represent
they will represent

Future Perfect
I will have represented
you will have represented
he/she/it will have represented
we will have represented
you will have represented
they will have represented

Future Continuous
I will be representing
you will be representing
he/she/it will be representing
we will be representing
you will be representing
they will be representing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been representing
you have been representing
he/she/it has been representing
we have been representing
you have been representing
they have been representing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been representing
you will have been representing
he/she/it will have been representing
we will have been representing
you will have been representing
they will have been representing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been representing
you had been representing
he/she/it had been representing
we had been representing
you had been representing
they had been representing

Conditional
I would represent
you would represent
he/she/it would represent
we would represent
you would represent
they would represent

Past Conditional
I would have represented
you would have represented
he/she/it would have represented
we would have represented
you would have represented
they would have represented

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	represent - take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"stand for, correspondequal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
	2.	represent - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"stand for, symbolize, typify, symbolisemean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"embody, personify, be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"epitomise, epitomize, typify - embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
	3.	represent - be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"instantiate - represent by an instance; "This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect"speak for - be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	4.	represent - be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"
	5.	represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"dramatise, dramatize - represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"portray - portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"embody - represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period"
	6.	represent - be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"exemplifyembody, personify, be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
	7.	represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"constitute, make up, comprise, bemake - constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"compose - form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"form, constitute, make - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"straddle, range - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"fall into, fall under - be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'"pose, present - introduce; "This poses an interesting question"supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
	8.	represent - be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"defend
	9.	represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"interpretartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"carnalize, sensualize - represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpturesilhouette - represent by a silhouetteanimalise, animalize - represent in the form of an animalprofile - represent in profile, by drawing or paintingpaint - make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"capture - succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"depict, picture, show, render - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"stylise, stylize, conventionalize - represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head"map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"limn, portray, depict - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"portray, present - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"mock up, model - construct a model of; "model an airplane"graph, chart - represent by means of a graph; "chart the data"
	10.	represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"act, playperforming arts - arts or skills that require public performanceact as, act, play - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"make believe, pretend, make - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"playact, roleplay, act, play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"support - play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"play - pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"act out, enact, reenact - act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"act out - represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"impersonate, portray - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"parody - make a spoof of or make fun ofemote - give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
	11.	represent - perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"stage, presentperforming arts - arts or skills that require public performancere-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"localise, localize, set, place - locate; "The film is set in Africa"
	12.	represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"describe, depict, draw - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"symbolise, symbolize - represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"actualise, actualize - represent or describe realistically
	13.	represent - point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"remonstrate, point out - present and urge reasons in opposition
	14.	represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"present, lay outargue, reason - present reasons and argumentsargue, indicate - give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"spin - twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
	15.	represent - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)mappermute, transpose, commute - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

represent

verb1. act for, speak for, appear for, speak on behalf of, be the representative of the lawyers representing the victims2. stand for, substitute for, play the part of, assume the role of, serve as He will represent the president at ceremonies.3. play for, appear for, be a member of the team My aim is to represent Britain at the Olympics.4. constitute, be, make, comprise These developments represent a change.5. express, equal, correspond to, symbolize, equate with, mean, betoken Circle the letter that represents the sound.6. exemplify, embody, symbolize, typify, personify, epitomize You represent everything British racing needs.7. depict, show, describe, picture, express, illustrate, outline, portray, sketch, render, designate, reproduce, evoke, denote, delineate God is represented as male.8. state, indicate, point out, put forward I represented to him that he had behaved very foolishly.represent someone as something or someone1. make out to be, claim to be, describe as They tend to represent him as a guru.represent yourself as something or someone1. pass yourself off as, claim to be, pose as, pretend to be, purport to be, profess to be, present yourself as, pass yourself off as He represented himself as an upright community member.

represent

verb1. To serve as an example, image, or symbol of:epitomize, exemplify, illustrate, stand for, symbol, symbolize, typify.2. To present a lifelike image of:delineate, depict, describe, express, image, limn, picture, portray, render, show.3. To serve as an official delegate of:speak for, stand for.4. To play the part of:act, do, enact, impersonate, perform, play, play-act, portray.

Translations

代表体现作为…的代言人反映表示

represent

(reprəˈzent) verb1. to speak or act on behalf of. You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference. 代表，作为…的代言人 2. to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of. In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life. 象征，表示 3. to be a good example of; to show or illustrate. What he said represents the feelings of many people. 体现，反映 ˌrepresenˈtation noun1. the act of representing or the state of being represented. 表示2. a person or thing that represents. These primitive statues are intended as representations of gods and goddesses.象征3. (often in plural) a strong appeal, demand or protest. 抗议，请求 ˌrepreˈsentative (-tətiv) adjective1. being a good example (of something); typical. We need opinions from a representative sample of people; Is this poem representative of his work?有代表性的2. carried on by elected people. representative government.代理的 noun1. (also rep (rep) ) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman. Our representative will call on you this afternoon.代理人2. a person who represents a person or group of people. A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.代表

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represent (someone or something) as (something)

1. To depict, portray, or describe someone, something, or oneself as a particular kind or type of thing. The film aims to represent the dictator as a benevolent, generous leader. They're trying to represent their latest product's failure as a learning opportunity, but investors don't seem too convinced if the company's stock prices are anything to go by. She was arrested for representing herself as a lawyer to several people, offering discreet legal help in exchange for large fees.2. To act or serve as some kind of delegate, advocate, or agent on behalf of someone or something. I don't want someone like him representing me as a senator in Congress! I've represented a number of talented writers as a literary agent in the past. It has been a great honor to represent my country as an ambassador to the United Nations.See also: represent

represent (someone or something) in (something)

1. To indicate, symbolize, or stand for someone or something within something. The dove represents peace in many religious and political artworks. There is a long tradition of using shades of black and red to represent villains film.2. To act or serve as someone's or something's delegate, advocate, or agent, as in business or legal activities. My father-in-law is an accomplished lawyer, so he's going to represent me in court. You want a shrewd businessperson to represent you in all your negotiations to ensure you get the best deal possible. I really don't advise representing yourself in the divorce proceedings.See also: represent

represent to (someone or something)

1. To embody, typify, or act as an example of something to someone or something. The size of the project may look daunting, but it represents a huge business opportunity to me. That kind of behavior might represents a lazy, unreliable person to some people.2. To indicate, symbolize, or stand for someone or something in the eyes of someone or something else. The subtle position of the woman's hand in the painting represents remorse to some people, while other think it represents acceptance. Though they may be politically incorrect, these festivities represent an important piece of cultural heritage to a lot of people in the country.3. To act or serve as someone's or something's delegate, advocate, or agent while dealing with someone or something else. I decided to just let a recruiter represent me to potential employers who might have a position that fits my skills and experience. He went to the summit to represent his constituency to parliament.4. To state, explain, or describe something to someone or something. My job it so argue the case in line with the way my client has represented the facts to me. They represented the project to the committee as an opportunity to revitalize the city's economy.See also: represent

represent someone in something

to act as one's advocate or agent in business or legal proceedings. My lawyer represented me in court. His attorney will represent him in all his dealings with the publishing company.See also: represent

represent someone or something as something

to depict or portray someone or something as something; to think of someone or something as something. I don't think you should represent me as so perfect. After all, I'm human. The artist represented my puppy as a playful animal.See also: represent

represent something to someone

1. to exemplify something to someone. What does this behavior represent to you? This represents a lapse in manners to me. 2. to explain a matter to someone. He represented the matter to me in a much more charitable light. I did not represent it properly to you.See also: represent

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